The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-08-25
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| great many more la which the subject u not
] mentioned once week textbook on physiol-
ogy H. TO lie nearly every teachers table,
merely fora show and when the County SupeTin-
tendent visits the school and asks the teacher II he
has class in physiology, the usual reply Is, " i
have class bat give the pupils oral lessons"
aud this IL the end of IT, To show the evil effects
o hlSohoi hha harceht~ upon ihe human systsh;
was the principal objects which our lawmakers had
1 IN view when they made the study OF physiology
aud hygiene "A compulsory law, and this IL the way
in which thai object IL being accomplished. Will
trouble ?-joe Smith. Jeddo, N. y.
TOBACCo-CHEwING AND sNUFF-DTPPIEG.
FRIEgDs OF THE c. c.: What can make man
look more filthy and groveling than TO SIT IN pr-
weed. tobacco. aud splitting everything Ia reach
OF him, OF walking the street with cigar between
hs teeth pulling the sickening smoke "a the lace
OF The passcrsby? And here the filthy habit is
not confined to the male portion Of mankind, but
u INDUCED ia by many Of the so-called ladies OF
our land. Nothing looks lower. Ia my estimation
/ than 10 see a woman with a snuff box in one hand
aud a piece OF switch in the other, with the end
chewed into a brush, dipping into the snuft and
then gouglng a. into her mouth with the regularity
aud precision Of clock until she has dirty circle
around her mouth and the slobber driVeis down
over her chin. very vulgar, filthy appearance Ia,
deeds Now, We tobacco chewers. smokers and
snufi-rubhers, take up the pen and defend YOUR
selves the best you can" Mountain hoosier,
Crawford, w. va.
CLUB WHISPERS.
Hope there will be more articles like " The Siege
Of Troy" ina the G. c. IL was very interesting 10
me. Would like 90 know how TO solve Crypiogram,
July 2s.-Joseph II. Prof de Neaux, 0na. w. Va.
j agree with Eugene l.. Hall, for though not
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known Ia boy. just so sure az George, Jake or
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have 10 do the best you without them. Wish
some would write "A paper reading and
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am the l7-year old SON of a Corporal OF Go. @,
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Didn't " Jersey Blue just hit the nail on the
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Lizzie Williams, Hubbell. Neb.
would like 10 say 10 Grace, Box 81, Dewitt,
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The Curious Corner.
Answers TO questions viii not be published with
Ia two or three weeks after questions appear so
MI viii have "a chance 10 send replies aud receive
honorable mention with the number answered.
Col. Cody won the name Of Buffalo Bin while
serving as scout ia the Indian campaigns on the
great plains.
Robinson crusoes Island, Juan Fernandez, is OF
the coast Of Chill.
Terra del Fuego Spanish for land Of fire ~ Is n
part VI tho Southern portion of South America,
David Livingston was the first explorer Of the
interior 81 Africa.
The Chinese made the first swords 1879 b. c.;
they were of iron.
Washington Irving was the first American au-
thor 10 secure recognition nt home and abroad.
Cooper laid the foundations of American ro-
nance la his stories on Indian life
J. What sanza of four times has all the letters Of
the alphabet ia itg--John Hoskins ir
2 Who WA Prime Minister OF England during
the American Revolution? 3. Who Mas President
OF the Continental Congress when the Declaration
OF independence was lssuedp T. What battle re-
suited IA the independence Of Texas ?-Millie
Mouer. BeitsfOrd. o.
.. Who was the author Of the poem, 90. Why